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Brianna Ste-Marie

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Brianna Ste-Marie is a Canadian grappler who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu under instructors Fábio Holanda and Leonardo Saggioro of the Brazilian Top Team (BTT). Brianna Ste-Marie is widely recognized as one of her generations’ top competitors, a reputation she conquered early in her career, as a colored belt, through the many medals she conquered in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) including important titles such as World No-Gi, Pan American (Gi and No-Gi), and European Championships.

Brianna Ste-Marie Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Brianna Ste-Marie

Nickname: N/A

Lineage 1: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Murilo Bustamante > Fábio Holanda > Brianna Ste-Marie

Lineage 2: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Sérgio BolãoRicardo Marques > Leonardo Saggioro > Brianna Ste-Marie

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2022 / 2024)
  • Who’s Number One 135 lbs Champion (2022)
  • 1st Place ADCC West Coast Trials (2022)
  • 1st Place ADCC East Coast Trials (2021)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship NOGI (2024)
  • 1st Place IBJJF The Crown GP (2024)
  • 2nd Place ADCC (2022)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2024)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2024*)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2025)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2023 / 2025)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2019 purple, 2021 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2018 blue, 202o purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2018 blue, 2019** purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2020 purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals (2021 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals NOGI (2021 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF American Nationals (2021* brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2018 blue)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2017 blue)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2018** blue, 2019 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2019* purple, 2021* brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020* brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2020* purple)

Other Achievements:

  • 1st Place EBI Combat Worlds Tournament 125 lbs (2021)
  • 1st Place Medusa 135 lbs Tournament – EBI Combat (2021)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Pressure Passing

Weight Division: Peso Leve (64 kg / 141.5 lbs)

Team/Association: BTT

Brianna Ste-Marie Biography

Brianna Ste-Marie was born on August 30th, 1996, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and grew up in a suburb of the state’s largest city named Pierrefonds.

A sporty person by nature, Brianna started playing rugby and soccer competitively during her childhood but opted to focus solely on rugby at the age of 11, after she participated in a summer camp at The 300 Rugby Academy with Guillermo Gulli.
Enamored by the physicality of the sport and comradery experienced by the rugby community, Ste-Marie went on to play rugby league for several years with the St-Anne-de-Bellevue rugby club during the summer as well as school rugby during the fall/spring. During this period, Brianna had the opportunity to tour with the squad in the United Kingdom and Ireland while also becoming a part of Team Quebec on a national stage.

After she joined college, Ste-Marie joined Concordia University and played her last season in the fall of 2015, before shifting her focus to jiu-jitsu.

Jiu-Jitsu appeared in Brianna’s life by way of her father who was an avid martial arts fan and long-time practitioner. After some time training at the local Brazilian Top Team (BTT) affiliate, he was able to convince Ste-Marie to try a class. As it turned out, she felt an immediate connection to the sport, and by 2016 Brianna had opted to quit rugby in favor of grappling. She was 19 years old.

Starting out with the right foot, Ste-Marie had the fortuity of finding two very savvy instructors right at the start of her career, namely Frederic Koomsatira and Leonardo Saggioro (Cascão), the latter a multiple time black belt IBJJF World medalist and one of the top featherweights in the sport.

Cascão, in particular, was instrumental in Brianna’s early career as he instilled in the young practitioner the desire to compete at a time when Ste-Marie had no intentions of using BJJ beyond recreational purposes. He was also an important figure in the sense that he pushed the Québécois to surpass her physical and mental limitations.

As Ste-Marie decided to pursue jiu-jitsu more seriously, she started attending classes at the BTT Canada Headquarters with both Saggioro and one of jiu-jitsu’s pioneers in Canada, Mr. Fábio Holanda. Both coaches promoted Brianna Ste-Marie through all belts, including her black belt. The latter took place on December 4th, 2021.

Although a representative of BTT, Brianna Ste-Marie also trained and coached at Mizu Studio, a gym she joined in 2020.

Brianna Ste-Marie Grappling Record

48 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    10 (21%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (6%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    31 (65%)
  • BY DECISION
    4 (8%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

31 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Katagatame
16
5
#86e620
Darce choke
13
4
#5AD3D1
Armbar
13
4
#d1212a
RNC
10
3
#fad11b
Guillotine
6
2
#f58822
Choke from back
6
2
#224aba
Cross choke
6
2
#ff9124
Toe hold
6
2
#bf1f6c
Triangle
3
1
#22c9a5
Submission
3
1
#fad223
Kimura
3
1
#03861f
Wristlock
3
1
#039a1f
Choke
3
1
#03b41f
Amassa pao choke
3
1
#03c61f
Von Fluke choke
3
1
31
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
15 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    3 (20%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    4 (27%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    4 (27%)
  • BY DECISION
    4 (27%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

4 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
RNC
25
1
#86e620
Toe hold
25
1
#5AD3D1
Armbar
25
1
#d1212a
Straight ankle lock
25
1
4
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Brianna Ste-Marie Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
35208Ffion DaviesFfion DaviesLPts: 10x0ADCC60KGF2022
38401Amy CampoAmy CampoLRNCPolaris 2366KGSF2023
39893Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroLPts: 6x6, AdvBrasileiro64KG4F2023
40713Janaina LebreJanaina LebreLPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Champ.64KGSF2023
43503Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayLReferee DecisionWNO 2065KGSPF2023
45845Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroLPts: 6x2The Crown64KGSF2023
48301Ffion DaviesFfion DaviesLReferee DecisionPolaris 2756KGSPF2024
49535Vitoria VieiraVitoria VieiraLPts: 4x4, AdvBrasileiro64KGF2024
50703Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroLToe holdWorld Champ.64KGF2024
52665Helena CrevarHelena CrevarLPts: 3x0ADCC65KGSF2024
52667Beatriz MesquitaBeatriz MesquitaLReferee DecisionADCC65KG3RD2024
52694Adele FornarinoAdele FornarinoLArmbarADCCABS4F2024
56195Gabrieli PessanhaGabrieli PessanhaLStraight ankle lockWorld NoGiABSF2024
59168Janaina LebreJanaina LebreLReferee DecisionBrasileiro64KGF2025
59887Janaina LebreJanaina LebreLPts: 2x2, AdvWorld Champ.64KGSF2025
29036S. LindseyWSubmissionADCC EC Trials60KGR12021
29043Kathryn EganWKimuraADCC EC Trials60KG4F2021
29046Jasmine RochaJasmine RochaWPts: 3x0ADCC EC Trials60KGSF2021
29047Alex EnriquezAlex EnriquezWPointsADCC EC Trials60KGF2021
29907Amanda AlequinAmanda AlequinWReferee DecisionWNO 1156KGSPF2022
31626Colleen DuffyWDarce chokeADCC WC Trials60KGR12022
31633Bre StikkelmanWArmbarADCC WC Trials60KGR22022
31640Joanie ChamberlandWDarce chokeADCC WC Trials60KG8F2022
31646Raquel CanutoWArmbarADCC WC Trials60KG4F2022
31650Nathalie RibeiroWReferee DecisionADCC WC Trials60KGSF2022
31652Jasmine RochaJasmine RochaWPts: 3x0ADCC WC Trials60KGF2022
35203Elvira KarppinenWPts: 3x0ADCC60KG4F2022
35207Bianca BasilioBianca BasilioWPts: 4x0ADCC60KGSF2022
36342Mayssa BastosMayssa BastosWReferee DecisionWNO61KGSPF2022
37086Erin JohnsonWDarce chokeNoGi Worlds61KG4F2022
37088Claire NorthClaire NorthWGuillotineNoGi Worlds61KGSF2022
37090Nikki SullivanWKatagatameNoGi Worlds61KGF2022
38399Maggie GrindattiMaggie GrindattiWArmbarPolaris 2366KG4F2023
39532Ana NascimentoWChoke from backMiami Open69KGF2023
39533Heather MorganWKatagatameMiami OpenABSRR2023
39535Ana NascimentoWKatagatameMiami OpenABSF2023
39888Thaynara BandeiraWCross chokeBrasileiro64KGR12023
40700Brenda ArianeWPts: 2x0World Champ.64KGR12023
40703Luiza MonteiroLuiza MonteiroWToe holdWorld Champ.64KG8F2023
40709Vitoria VieiraVitoria VieiraWWristlockWorld Champ.64KG4F2023
49529Ludmila FioriWChokeBrasileiro64KG4F2024
49534Amanda HeningWCross chokeBrasileiro64KGSF2024
50692Ludomira AraujoWPts: 0x0, AdvWorld Champ.64KG8F2024
50700Vitoria VieiraVitoria VieiraWPts: 4x2World Champ.64KG4F2024
50701Jaine FragosoJaine FragosoWToe holdWorld Champ.64KGSF2024
52663Mo BlackWReferee DecisionADCC65KG4F2024
54305Nadia FranklandNadia FranklandWKatagatameEuro NoGi67KG4F2024
54308Vannessa GriffinVannessa GriffinWPts: 16x0Euro NoGi67KGSF2024
54309Rosa WalshWRNCEuro NoGi67KGF2024
55523Jaine FragosoJaine FragosoWPts: 14x0IBJJF Crown64KG4F2024
55525Gabi McCombWAmassa pao chokeIBJJF Crown64KGSF2024
55527Janaina LebreJanaina LebreWPts: 0x0, AdvIBJJF Crown64KGF2024
56184Caitlin HugginsWPts: 0x0, AdvWorld NoGiABS8F2024
56189Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayWRNCWorld NoGiABS4F2024
56194Anabel LopezAnabel LopezWPts: 9x5World NoGiABSSF2024
56215Fiona MortellWRNCWorld NoGi61KG4F2024
56217Jaine FragosoJaine FragosoWDarce chokeWorld NoGi61KGSF2024
56219Morgan BlackMorgan BlackWGuillotineWorld NoGi61KGF2024
57739Elisabeth ClayElisabeth ClayWVon Fluke chokeUFC FP1065KGSPF2025
59164Victoria UlrichWArmbarBrasileiro64KG4F2025
59167Natalia ZumbaWChoke from backBrasileiro64KGSF2025
59878Mayara MeloWTriangleWorld Champ.64KGR12025
59883Maria ClaudiaWKatagatameWorld Champ.64KG4F2025
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